Population 1,195 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Oak Park
Household size in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.75 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.70 | 2.54 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.72 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.90 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.15 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Oak Park are large by national standards, averaging 2.90 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.75 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.3 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.8 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.8 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.6 | 40.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.8 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Oak Park is 37.6 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.9% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 9.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.8% | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.8% of households in Oak Park, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Oak Park
Renters in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.2% | 27.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.8% | 28.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 27.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | +2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Oak Park is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 4.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. More than a third of owners (36.7%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 9.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.3% | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.7% | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in Oak Park: 5.7% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1973 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1974 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1975 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Oak Park was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Minnesota as a whole, where the median home dates to 1978.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $928 | $882 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $481 | $953 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $706 | $1,099 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,192 | $1,404 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$263 | +$522 | +$606 |
Rent in Oak Park runs $1,192 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 32.2% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Oak Park
Bachelor's degrees in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 32.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 33.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.4% | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.1 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Oak Park have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.3% | 91.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.4% | 92.2% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.6% | 93.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.7% | 93.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | +2.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Oak Park have finished high school (91.7%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. Even so, the rate is lower than in Minnesota overall (93.7%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Oak Park
| Period | Oak Park | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 6.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.7% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | −2.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Oak Park has been strong: just 2.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Oak Park compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park | 2.90 | 37.6 | 6.8% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 1982 | $1,192 | 17.4% | 91.7% | 2.7% |
| Ronneby | 2.77 | 39.7 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 5.8% | 1978 | $942 | 17.6% | 93.5% | 4.3% |
| Foley | 2.68 | 36.6 | 12.0% | 21.9% | 2.0% | 1985 | $1,282 | 20.3% | 90.0% | 2.6% |
| Parent | 2.91 | 38.0 | 5.8% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 1980 | $1,203 | 17.8% | 92.4% | 2.5% |
| Foreston | 2.97 | 36.5 | 9.4% | 10.2% | 5.3% | 1993 | $1,357 | 19.4% | 92.9% | 1.6% |
| Pease | 2.99 | 38.1 | 10.5% | 7.6% | 4.4% | 1993 | $1,224 | 20.1% | 94.8% | 1.9% |
| North Benton | 2.73 | 40.2 | 4.4% | 7.4% | 17.0% | 1976 | $919 | 22.3% | 91.3% | 1.2% |
| Milaca | 2.33 | 42.2 | 12.5% | 26.1% | 7.4% | 1989 | $1,186 | 16.6% | 91.4% | 3.7% |
| Jakeville | 2.69 | 41.0 | 3.4% | 7.9% | 17.3% | 1975 | $850 | 21.0% | 92.6% | 1.3% |
| Gilman | 2.82 | 40.5 | 3.8% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 1984 | $1,205 | 20.8% | 93.7% | 1.5% |
| Popple Creek | 2.85 | 39.3 | 8.4% | 11.3% | 1.3% | 1993 | $1,752 | 25.1% | 95.1% | 1.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Oak Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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